Ship Construction Technology
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The official GTU curriculum for Ship Construction Technology (subject code 4331801) as prescribed for ETC · Semester 3 divides the course into 4 units, covering 9 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (4331801)Unit 1 Introduction 1.a Ship types 1.b Terms and General Use 1.c Stresses in ship structure
- 1.1. :Passenger ships - cargo liners - cargo tramps - oil tankers - bulk carriers - container ships - roll- on/roll-off vessels - liquefied gas carrier - chemical carrier.
- 1.2. : Forward – Aft - port side - starboard side – draught- freeboard – Length overall – length between perpendiculars – camber - tumble home – bilge radius – sheer – tonnage – displacement – light weight and dead weight.
- 1.3. Longitudinal bending in still water and waves – Transverse bending - stresses when docking – panting and pounding.
Unit 2 Framing and Plating 2.a Bottom and side framing: 2.b Shell and decks:
- 2.1. Double bottom – internal structure – duct keel – double bottom in machinery space. Side framing- tank side brackets – beam knees – web frames.
- 2.2. Shell plating – bulwarks – deck plating – beams – deck girders and pillars – discontinuities – Hatches – steel hatch covers – water tight hatches.
Unit 3 Fore and Aft Structures 3.a Fore part 3.b Aft part
- 3.1. Plating – arrangement to resist panting and pounding – bulbous bow – anchor and cable Stem arrangement.
- 3.2. Cruiser stern – transom stern – stern frame and rudder – fabrication of stern frame – cast steel stern frame – unbalanced rudder – balanced rudder – open water stern – spade rudder – rudder and stern frame for twin screw ship – bossing – shaft tunnel – kort nozzle – fixed nozzle rudder –tail flaps and rotary cylinders.
Unit 5 Bulkheads & Tanks 5.a Bulk heads and deep tanks 5.b Ship maintenance
- 5.1. Water tight bulkheads – water tight doors – deeptanks for water ballast and oil – non water tight bulkheads – corrugated bulkheads.
- 5.2. Insulation of ships – corrosion prevention – surface preparation – painting – cathodic protection – impressed current system – fouling
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